The Finnish watch firm Suunto has launched a particular Courtney Dauwalter version of its Race S GPS watch–the Courtney x Suunto Race S Titanium Version. It’s a particular model of the model’s lightest and most compact watch, initially launched final summer season. In addition to being small, gentle, sturdy, with nice battery life, the brand new Suunto watch has one thing no different watch has.
The key cheerleader
In line with Dauwalter’s easygoing, joyful method to the game, Suunto has given the watch a vibrant, glow-in-the-dark watchband–and when it’s glowing, it reveals a secret message: the mantra “imagine,” in Dauwalter’s handwriting.
Dauwalter, who has dominated the world of ultra-trail racing, successful the trifecta of Western States 100, Hardrock 100 and UTMB (Extremely-Path du Mont-Blanc) in 2023, has been sponsored by the model since 2017. When discussing this product collaboration, she requested that, along with making the watch tremendous user-friendly, with an easy-to-read display, it ought to someway carry pleasure to wearers. “I didn’t even actually know what I meant by ‘let’s add pleasure to this watch,’” Dauwalter informed journalists at a current on-line product reveal, “however the Suunto design crew was good, and, I imply, the strap is sort of a get together in your wrist. It’s so vibrant and vibrant–however then, to have this glow-in-the-dark secret message for you that reveals itself solely at sure instances, however is there on a regular basis… that was essentially the most particular a part of it for me, is that this “secret cheerleader” that all of us now get to have on our wrist.”
Battery life and ease of use
In addition to the standard bells and whistles of a high-end GPS sports activities watch, akin to a high-definition, 45-mm AMOLED display (with 3.35-cm show), superior coaching metrics, HRV, menstrual cycle monitoring and greater than 95 completely different sport modes, the Suunto Race S Titanium x Courtney presents wonderful battery life. The watch will final for as much as seven days on a single cost–or as much as 30 hours of steady GPS utilizing one of the best accuracy (as much as 40 hours with still-decent GPS accuracy and coronary heart price monitoring enabled). This could fulfill many runners’ ultramarathon wants, for races as much as 100 miles.
Of higher curiosity to Dauwalter was that the watch be simple to make use of on the go, whereas coaching or throughout a race. She cited the watch’s customizable watch face as an enormous draw; she has hers programmed to point out time in movement, mileage, her present altitude, whole distance climbed and her present tempo. She’s additionally an enormous fan of the watch’s Climb Steering characteristic (which exhibits upcoming ascents intimately), in addition to the standard of its (free) offline international maps.
Navigation is by way of three buttons plus a digital crown.
The watch retails for CAD $649.
The watch can be absolutely carbon offset in a Tree-Nation reforestation undertaking.
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